# NTSB investigations: Cessna 180D: Loss of control - on ground/water

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB LAX07CA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07CA116.md): Cessna 180D · Winslow, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 29, 2007 · N6450X · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing.
- [NTSB LAX04CA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04CA209.md): Cessna 180 · Kingman, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 14, 2004 · N6430X · Substantial damage
  > the pilot under instruction's excessive and improper use of the rudder control during the landing roll and the flight instructor's inadequate supervision, which resulted in an inadvertent ground loop and nose over.
- [NTSB DEN00LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00LA004.md): Cessna 180D · Denver, CO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 14, 1999 · N6425X · Substantial damage
  > The excessive taxi speed used by the pilot exiting the runway via a high-speed taxiway resulting in a loss of control. A factor was the crosswind.
- [NTSB MIA98LA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98LA174.md): Cessna 180D · Natchez, MS · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 2, 1998 · N6471X · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper use of brakes on landing rollout. The tailwind was a factor.
- [NTSB FTW97LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA143.md): Cessna 180D · Erie, CO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 27, 1997 · N6484X · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain airplane directional control. A factor was the crosswind.
- [NTSB DEN82DA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82DA092.md): Cessna 180D · Gillette, WY · Accident · No injuries · Final report · May 21, 1982 · N6415X · Substantial damage
  > The aircraft swerved off the runway to the left 1500 feet from the approach end and the right main gear collapsed. Examination revealed three of five "brake anti-rattle clips" were missing from each brake assembly, allowing the brake disk to wabble.…

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('2072610')
    AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND o.aircrafts_position = x.position AND o."occurrenceNumber" = 1 AND o."occurrenceCode" = 260))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=2072610&occurrence=260

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